Trends in Scottish Fish Stocks 2016

This paper summarises the most recently published data from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) on the state of commercially important fish stocks in the waters around Scotland. These data reveal trends in the abundances of these fish stocks and in the levels of exploitation. This information informs the scientific advice the ICES provides on the future management of these fish stocks.
The general overall picture is of increasing abundance and declining levels of exploitation.